List of governors of Damascus

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Mayor of Damascus
The seal of Damascus Governorate.
Incumbent
Mohammad Tariq Kreishati
since 20 July 2022
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerPresident of Syria
Term lengthNo term limits
Inaugural holderAladdin Al-Droubi
Formation1918
Websitedamascus.gov.sy

The following is a list of mayors of Damascus since 1918.[1]

List of officeholders (1918–present)[edit]

Person Name in Arabic Time as mayor
Aladdin Al-Droubi علاء الدين الدروبي 1918 - 1920
Nawras al-Kilani نورس الكيلاني 6 June 1925 - August 1926
Aref al-Khatib عارف الخطيب September 1926
Bahij al-Khatib بهيج الخطيب 6 February 1936 - 2 March 1936
Tawfiq al-Hayani توفيق الحياني 2 March 1936 - 1937
Fayez al-Shehabi فايز الشهابي 1937 - 19 June 1940
Sofouh al-Azm صفوح العظم 19 June 1940 - February 1942
Husni al-Barazi حسني البرازي February 1942 - April 1942
Aref al-Hamzawi عارف الحمزاوي April 1942 - December 1944
Mazhar al-Bakri مظهر البكري December 1944 - November 1946
Nabih al-Azma نبيه العظمة November 1946 - December 1946
Behjat Shehabi بهجت شهابي December 1946 - April 1949
Khalil Refaat خليل رفعت April 1949
Abdel Hamid Mardini عبد الحميد مارديني April 1949 - 15 October 1949
Sayed al-Yousef سيد اليوسف March 1950 - 26 January 1951
Rashad Jabri رشاد جبري 1951 - 1952
Nasuh al-Ayyubi نصوح الأيوبي 1952 - 1954
Abdel Hamid Mardini عبد الحميد مارديني February 1954 - April 1954
Ismail Qoli اسماعيل قلي April 1954 - September 1954
Mustafa Malik Noor Allah مصطفى مالك نور الله 1954
Mokhtar Diab مختار دياب 1954 - 1957
Bashir al-Qudmani بشير القضماني 1957 - 1960
Abdul Salam Termanini عبد السلام ترمانيني 1961
Majed al-Ghazi ماجد الغازي 1961 - May 1962
Ibrahim al-Hamzawi ابراهيم الحمزاوي May 1962 - April 1963
Abd al-Rahman al-Mardini عبد الرحمن المارديني April 1963 - May 1964
Sufouh as-Sawwaf صفوح الصواف July 1964 - April 1966
Muhammad al-Sioufi محمد السيوفي November 1967 - February 1969
Muhammad Ali al-Halabi محمد علي الحلبي February 1969 - July 1971
Mohammed Yassin Alasta محمد ياسين الاسطة January 1972 - December 1974
Farouk al-Hamwi فاروق الحموي August 1975 - 1979
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm عبد الرؤوف الكسم June 1979 - March 1980
Mohammed al-Sioufi محمد السيوفي March 1980 - March 1982
Adnan Quli عدنان قولي March 1982 - May 1985
Ghassan al-Halabi غسان الحلبي November 1985 - November 1987
Mohammed Amin Abu Al-Shamat محمد امين ابو الشامات December 1987 - April 1990
Muhammad Walid Hamamiyeh محمد وليد حمامية May 1991 - July 1994
Mohamed Zuhair Tilbi محمد زهير تغلبي July 1994 - August 1999
Nabil Nasri نبيل نصري August 1999 - February 2001
Ghassan al-Lahham غسان اللحام February 2001 - September 2003
Muhammad Bashar al-Mufti محمد بشار المفتي 22 January 2004 - 26 November 2006
Bishr al-Sabban بشر الصبان 1 May 2006 - 26 November 2018
Adel al-Olabi[2] عادل العلبي 26 November 2018 - 20 July 2022
Mohammad Tariq Kreishati[2] محمد طارق كريشاتي 20 July 2022 - present

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Damascus governors and mayors". Syrian Modern History (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". SANA. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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